Services in more than a dozen tongues – including English and Arabic, but most of them South Asian such as Urdu, Tagalog, Tamil or Malayam – fill not only the main church from 6 am to 11 pm but the 25 other halls built around a central courtyard adorned with a Canterbury cross.
Recently two researchers at the University of British Columbia concluded that 6.5 to 16.5 percent of children’s happiness can be accounted for by their spirituality. They asked 315 children to describe their daily spiritual experiences by rating statements such as “I feel a higher power’s presence,” and answering questions including “How often do you pray or meditate privately outside of church or other places of worship?”
Christ, why do you allow wars and massacres on earth? By what mysterious judgement do you allow innocent people to be cruelly slaughtered? I cannot know. I can only find assurance in the promise that your people will find peace in heaven, where no one makes war. As gold is purified by fire, so you purify souls by these bodily tribulations, making them ready to be received above the stars in your heavenly home.
Six prayers have been written for teachers, primary school children and secondary pupils. One written for teachers says: “I don’t suppose that you have time for this, Lord, but I am nervous. Not for myself, but for my class.
The team that was sent to (the delta) has confirmed widespread damage and extensive loss of life. In some places, entire villages have been devastated, with few if any survivors. In other places, survivors have huddled together in makeshift shelters awaiting aid.
The Episcopal Church Center sponsored a press conference today on the Lambeth Conference featuring the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal
A group of young people came to New York City to see first hand urban ministries and to refine their own sense of call. They
A survey of over a thousand people in Britain says that while most people still see a place for religion in modern life, as many as 73% of Christians surveyed said they considered God to be male.
Episcopal Life Online is reporting that Nolbert Kunonga, former bishop of Zimbabwe, has been excommunicated and may no longer function as an ordained person in the Anglican Communion. The announcement comes following disturbing reports of continued harassment and violence from local police against Anglicans trying to worship in Zimbabwe’s capital city.
In an amazing and inspirational game Monday evening, Jon Lester pitched a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox. ESPN reports on the pitcher who came